Tales From the Road

IE Director of Program Development, Bill Robison has been checking in from Colombia, where he has spent a week finding the best naturalist guides, hotels and nature travel experiences for our guests. How do you feel about travel to Colombia and other previously "taboo" places - let us know.

Bill Robison, IE Director of Program Development, often has the “difficult” task of scouting a county for the best naturalist guides, hotels and to uncover extraordinary nature travel experiences for our guests. This week he is researching a Colombia tour, part of International Expeditions' 2014 line-up.

As International Expeditions searches for the next great nature travel adventure, Bill Robison, IE Director of Program Development, often has the “difficult” task of scouting a county for the best naturalist guides, hotels and to uncover extraordinary experiences for our guests. This week he is researching a Colombia tour.

There are only an estimated 10,000-25,000 blue whales believed to be still swimming the world's oceans, and lucky guests on International Expeditions Galapagos Islands cruise last week had a memorable encounter with these giant creatures. Blue whales are the largest known animals to have ever lived on Earth, so there was no doubt what they were seeing when guests observed this whale’s huge spout.

If you’re looking for the perfect adventure to expose your children to nature travel, Costa Rica should be at the top of your family travel bucket list. The combination of a short flight, comfortable resorts and ecolodges, adventure activities and rich biodiversity make Costa Rica an ideal first international trip for families. To test out the kid-friendly potential of this small country, one of the IE staff spent a week-long Costa Rica tour with her nine-year-old son.

The cheetah is an attractive cat found over much of the savannah regions of Africa but also in some of the desert areas of Africa and the Mideast. The cheetah is the fastest land animal on Earth. To witness their incredible speed during a hunt is a sight to behold and will amaze even the most seasoned scientist, naturalist and guide.

Since Art Director Charlie Boyd started working for International Expeditions more than a decade ago, this nature lover has traveled to the Brazilian Amazon, Machu Picchu, Costa Rica, India, Cuba, Pantanal, the Galapagos Islands and Nicaragua. And like most of the IE staff, Charlie loves all things travel, but here are a few of his favorites.

This week International Expeditions President Van Perry is back aboard the M/V Evolution. His entire family is joining him for an amazing 10-dayGalapagos cruise! Thanks to modern technology, being on a remote archipelago 600 miles in the Pacific doesn't mean he can't still check-in with the office. Here are Van's updates.